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Genie
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| Genie | |
| Functions | Integrated Patient database / scripts & billing package. |
| Operating System | Macintosh |
| Distributor | Magic Carpet Software |
| Contact | Dr Paul Carr, paul@geniesolutions.com.au |
| Web Site | http://www.geniesolutions.com.au/ |
Survey Results
Functions used by respondents
| Appointments | 1 | Billing | 1 |
| CPI Handouts | 1 | Full Consultation Records | 1 |
| HIC Medclaims | Networked | 1 | |
| Pathology Downloads | 1 | Patient Education | 1 |
| Patient Health Summaries | 1 | Prescriptions | 1 |
| Recalls | 1 | Referral Letters | 1 |
| Travel Information | 1 | Waiting Room Times |
Other Functions
| To Do, Email, Network Mail - Group GP |
| e-mail information to consultants. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| Demographics of the Practice - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| referral letters - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:56 AM |
| stastistics - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
Costs of Installation & Ongoing Costs
| Software cost ~$800 plus few hundreed dollars per client on network. Annual costs $100 - Group GP |
| $800 and $120 (?) per year - Solo GP, 08/12 20:43 |
| medipak-reliable,very little on going cost. installationcost was about $1500 genie-reliable and inexpensive also much easier to use than med director - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| Installed Feb. '96 Total cost approx. $20k including hardware. Initial Genieô software cost of $750 Annual Genieô fee of $100, which is almost ridiculously low. Extra costs for Zip disks of approx. $30 per disk (back-up). Repairs to equipment: $60 in nearly 3 years. I.S.P. and line use $700 p.a. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| obsolescence '?conspiracy' is biggest problem with our other PC based software - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| Already commented upon - Solo GP, 8/2/99 12:20 PM |
| Relatively expensive initial registration, but worth it. - Group GP, 9/2/99 1:38 AM |
| Very happy with both the cost of installation and cost of support. - Solo GP, 9/2/99 5:00 AM |
| Minimal - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| Hardware (upmarket) about $13000 including server, imac for reception, and powerbook for the consulting room. Software cheap by comparison, about $3k I think including the networking software 4D - Solo GP, 30/11/99 7:47 PM |
| costs are ok - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:56 AM |
| MED Patient too much - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:28 AM |
| Installed the system myself so no installation costs apart from hardware and cost of the program. Ongoing cost is annual fee for the Genie program which seems quite reasonable. - Solo GP, 1/12/99 10:31 PM |
| The Major installation cost was purchasing acopy of 4D with the appropriate number of client licences.This ensures a stable database for networking. - Solo GP, 27/2/00 12:55 AM |
| Seem reasonable, so far - Group GP, 2/3/00 10:57 PM |
| Solo user- cheap so far - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
| Very reasonable. - Group GP, 25/11/2000 10:41 PM |
Time involved in establishing the package
| Easy to establish and network (Being a Mac based system) - Group GP |
| minutes only - Solo GP, 08/12 20:43 |
| medipak-1 day setup and a few weeks acclimatisation Genie-1-2 hours setup and a week or two of familiarisation - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| Simple to install with a Mac. Up and running for a novice in a day. Easy to learn; intuitive. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| 8 years - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| Less than 30 minutes all up from switching on machine to first useful scripts. Entering the patient data was a longer story. - Solo GP, 8/2/99 12:20 PM |
| Simple single user system - Group GP, 9/2/99 1:38 AM |
| Very minimal time involved. Database established and upgraded during patient contact - Solo GP, 9/2/99 5:00 AM |
| Evolutionary over five years - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| Pretty easy even for a computer illiterate. We installed, played for a couple weeks then went live on the day we had a 4 hour training session with the developer. - Solo GP, 30/11/99 7:47 PM |
| 6 weeks - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:56 AM |
| Minimal - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:28 AM |
| Very easy to set up & use. - Solo GP, 27/2/00 12:55 AM |
| Better than average - Group GP, 2/3/00 10:57 PM |
| minimal - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
| Simple to install; recently bought a new iMac...it was up and running Genie on the network in less than 5 minutes out of the carton. - Group GP, 25/11/2000 10:41 PM |
Level of Support received from developers
| Excellent support, with designer very responsive to user suggestions - changes are often made available with 24hrs - Group GP |
| excellent - Solo GP, 08/12 20:43 |
| Medipak- fair Genie - very good - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| Excellent; designer support is of a standard only dreamt of in other systems. Support is personal from the designer and within a few hours of e-mail, or immediate via telephone. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| Excellent from both - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| Excellent and responsive to suggestions - Solo GP, 8/2/99 12:20 PM |
| Very high level support. Quick and responsive to needs and suggestions. - Group GP, 9/2/99 1:38 AM |
| Easily accesible, both via e-mail as well as telephone. Any problem overcome immediately. The contributions of the various users, with their suggestions, problems and solutions together with the immediate input by the developer provides us with a very dynamic softwre which is continually being updated/improved. - Solo GP, 9/2/99 5:00 AM |
| Excellent - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| Outstanding- Paul Carr is always available to answer questions- even dumb ones. - Solo GP, 30/11/99 7:47 PM |
| excellent - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:56 AM |
| MED Patient support diabolical Genie support great so far - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:28 AM |
| Could not ask for a better level of support - it is prompt and always useful. - Solo GP, 1/12/99 10:31 PM |
| Support is prompt, personal and effective.= The Best. - Solo GP, 27/2/00 12:55 AM |
| Very good - Group GP, 2/3/00 10:57 PM |
| excellent - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
| Unsurpassed level of support available via email list. - Group GP, 25/11/2000 10:41 PM |
Functionallity & Benefits of the Sytem
| Well designed layout makes all relevant patient details visible on one window. Quick and easy to use script writing, with the capability to later incorporate 'paperless office' - Group GP |
| has greatly enhanced my medical practice and made life %1000 easier esp with referral letters - Solo GP, 08/12 20:43 |
| Mpak-reliable but extraction of data types is not easy.Once learned it is quick and accurate and stable Genie- very easy to use ,but updates can be messy for the inexperienced.Genie is much more reliable than MD,which in my experience in other places is very unstable and counter productive. - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| Time saved by reception with path. filing. Efficiency of records. Efficiency of drug prescribing. Patient acceptance good; only one cried upon seeing a computer on the desk!! Confidentiality of records. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| Genie, fantastic Ksoft good, but slow now, old equipment - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| It works. Reliably. No down time to crashes. (touches wooden head) - Solo GP, 8/2/99 12:20 PM |
| Totally organises data. Streamlines daily work. - Group GP, 9/2/99 1:38 AM |
| Very functional and user friendly. Other benifits as above, no interuptions with sponsors messages, cost effective and finally it's a program for the mac, and nothing beats a mac!!! - Solo GP, 9/2/99 5:00 AM |
| Easily integrated - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| Slick quick and easy - Solo GP, 30/11/99 7:47 PM |
| excellent - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:56 AM |
| Works efficiently and smoothly - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:28 AM |
| Genie being an ibtergrated appointment,billing and clinical package has allowed our practice to become a paperless office in less than 4 months. It works simply and wonderfully well. - Solo GP, 1/12/99 10:31 PM |
| A simple easy to use program Saves time (Yours & Staffs) Organises your records well Linked billing & appointment system fully integrated -Just Magic - Solo GP, 27/2/00 12:55 AM |
| Easy to use - Group GP, 2/3/00 10:57 PM |
| terrific system, wouldn't use anything else. reliable - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
| Bullet proof software..couldn't imagine practice without it - Group GP, 25/11/2000 10:41 PM |
Suggestions and Improvements
| We are looking forward to the accounting/billing modul, currently in Beta - Group GP |
| Medipak- introduce more facility for data analysis,and upgrade the display from the DOS screen style. Genie- make the upgrades more automated and add interactivity between the drug database and the gestation calaulator,i.e. if there is an LNMP entered in the gest calc then automatically bring up pregnancy relevant drug info when prescribing - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| Awaiting final improvements to billing component. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| Genie, no Mediflex, yes. Resist Windows, but not commercially possible to do so. - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| It's getting harder to find ways to improve it. - Group GP, 9/2/99 1:38 AM |
| The addition of medclaims (on the cards) - Solo GP, 9/2/99 5:00 AM |
| Medclaims (? in 2000) - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| We would like the abilit to create a separate fee structure for worker's compensation claims. - Solo GP, 1/12/99 10:31 PM |
| Anumber of small things.I tell Paul my ideas & if he thinks they are good ones he puts them in the next update. - Solo GP, 27/2/00 12:55 AM |
| Nothing major so far, though I'm still a bit phased at the networking - Group GP, 2/3/00 10:57 PM |
| appointments need to be modifiable - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
Other comments. To whom would you recommend the Package
| I am very happy with the system. My partners, computer novices, have found it relatively easy to use. - Group GP |
| any colleague with a Mac - Solo GP, 08/12 20:43 |
| Recommending Mac programs and sysems is like talking to deaf people.My experience with MD and Genie makes me wonder why anyone bothers with Windows based programs. However I keep trying! Scores below are for Genie - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| Excellent programme for novice and experienced computer users. Suitable for both G.P.s and Specialists. - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| Genie to anyone - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| I bought Genie after simultaneous demos with Medical Director. Genie crashed less and worked faster. Yes I used a Wintel thingie. - Solo GP, 8/2/99 12:20 PM |
| Any GP smart enough to go Macintosh. - Group GP, 9/2/99 1:38 AM |
| Anybody who will listen - Solo GP, 9/2/99 5:00 AM |
| All GPs broadminded enough to use Apple computers - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| all GPs - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:56 AM |
| I would (and have) recommend this softwre to any general practice - it's great and we have no regrets in using it. - Solo GP, 1/12/99 10:31 PM |
| Recommend it to everyone - Solo GP, 27/2/00 12:55 AM |
| I would recommend it to anyone who wasn't already heavily time and hardware committed to another system. I like no advertising. It is much better than Medical director which is basically a scrip writer with add-ons,and is better than other programs for speed and function. - Group GP, 2/3/00 10:57 PM |
| all doctors - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
| To those who don't feel the need to be part of the thundering herd or be surrounded by bleating noises this is THE gun package. - Group GP, 25/11/2000 10:41 PM |
Software used in conjuction with this package
| billing-medipak plus clinical-genie - Solo GP, 08/12 23:04 |
| MedBilling - Solo GP, 09/12 8:16 |
| Ksoft, Mediflex - Group GP, 09/12 19:43 |
| Optus Healthpoint for Medclaims - Group GP, 28/9/99 9:41 PM |
| none required - Solo GP, 30/11/99 7:47 PM |
| Using MED Patient and MED Billing as well - Solo GP, 30/11/99 8:28 AM |
| Appointments - Jam software Billing - still paper based - Solo GP, 7/3/00 6:39 PM |
| Functionality | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Ease of Use | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Reliability | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Value | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Overall Score | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
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